A 52-year-old Aloha man who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy Sunday afternoon pointed a "loaded high-power rifle" at the deputies, the Washington County Sheriff's Office reported.

Robert Kimball Fox, 52, confronted four deputies with the weapon and failed to respond to multiple commands to drop the gun, said Sgt. Bob Ray, a sheriff's office spokesman. A sheriff's deputy fired one shot, striking Fox, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff's office is not releasing where Fox was shot.

Shortly after 3:15 p.m., sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a man, armed with a gun, threatening suicide at the residence, in the 6700 block of Southwest 180th Avenue, Ray said. Fox reportedly came out of the home and into the street with the rifle, and the deputy opened fire.

The sheriff's office hasn't released the name of the deputy who shot Fox. The deputy, Ray said, is on paid administrative leave, a standard procedure after a police shooting. The deputy will be interviewed Tuesday, Ray said.